Advertisement for the 1924 Ford Model T, "Freedom for the Woman Who Owns a Ford"
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Early on Ford recognized that women were an important potential market, and designed advertisements that appealed directly to them. This ad also uses the automobile as a symbol of freedom, a theme that still resonates with auto buyers today.
Early on Ford recognized that women were an important potential market, and designed advertisements that appealed directly to them. This ad also uses the automobile as a symbol of freedom, a theme that still resonates with auto buyers today.
Artifact
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Date Made
October 1924
Subject Date
1924
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.19.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 17 in
Width: 11.75 in
Inscriptions
Printed below image: FREEDOM / for the woman / who owns a Ford
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